Radiator inclosure



Nov. 1, 1932.

T. E. MURRAY, JR., ET AL RADIATOR INCLOSURE Filed Aug. 3, 1929 2Sheets-Sheet l Inventors 72 0/44.: 5 flfwP/wn L/k.

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RADIATOR INCLOSURE Filed Aug. 3. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v I Inventors 44[710M415 Mumms Ji'. flm/v/r CI /PF/VOLOJZ gs 9 M 4L, Attorneys PatentedNov. 1, 1932 UNlTEflD STATES PATENT OFFICE THOMAS E. MURRAY, JR., OFBROOKLYN, AND FRANK C. REYNOLDS, OF NEW YORK, Y., ASSIG-NORS, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO .AMERIOAN RADIATOR & STANDARD SANITARY CORPORATION, ACORPORATIONIOF DELAWARE RADIATOR monosnnn Application filed August 3,1929. Serial No. 383,194.

In certain prior applications of Bennett,

Ser. No. 355,059, filed April 15, 1929 and Reynolds, Ser. No. 377,392filed July 11, 1929, there are described certain methods of supportingand inclosing radiators for heating the air of a room. The presentapplication is based on improvements in the same class of structures.

The accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a vertical section partly in elevation of an inclosedradiator;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a set of shims for adjusting the top ofthe inclosure;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation illustrating an alternative method of suchadjustment;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the lower end of one of the brackets;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section approximately on the line 55 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a bracket;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a panel forming the front and sides ofthe inclosure;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the complete structure mounted in linewith one of the windows of a room; 7

Fig. 9 is a vertical section of a hanger and adjacent parts showing anadjustment for irregular wall-s;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a panel showing a similar adjustment.

The radiator may be of various designs.- In the case illustrated it isof the Murray type. The heating element consists of a steam pipearranged in three longitudinally extending sections 1, 2 and 3 spacedapart vertically. To this pipe is applied a struc tureof extended areaconsisting of two sheets of copper or similar sheet metal 4 applied toopposite sides of the pipe and providing vertical flues open at top andbottom for heating and. inducing an upward draft of the air so as tocirculate it through the room to be warmed.

Applied to the face of the wall 5 are two brackets, one near each end ofthe radiator. Each bracket consists of a channel 6 with. stiffeningflanges 7 projecting forward. The upper end of each bracket is bent toforma rearward hook 8 which fits over a flange 9 shape of the upper edgeof the wall) to ex tend over-the sill portion 11 of the latter and tobring the flange 9 approximately flush with the face of the wall 5.

The brackets 6 thus hang against the wall. At their lower ends they arebent forward to provide arms 12 for supporting the lower edge of thepanel constituting the front "of the inclosure. .In order to space thelower edge of the panel exactly from the wall, the arm 12 carries anextension 13 with an up ward flange 14 at its front end. The extensionis. fastened by means of a screw 15 threaded into the extension andpassing through a slot 16 in the arm 12.

Applied to the front of the brackets are hangers which are used forsupporting the radiator and for supporting the top of the inclosure.Each hanger consists of a verti cal plate 17 provided on its rear edgewith lugs 18 (Figs. 3 and 5) which are passed 1 the radiator inapproximately horizontal position. It is then swung down to the verticalposition so as to thrust the hangers between the pipe sections 1 and 2,bringing the latter up against the shoulders 21. For this purpose thecorrugated sheets 4 are apertured at the front and back as shown in Fig.5. The front end of the hanger then projects beyond the front of theradiator.

The front portion has a lateral flange 22 which overlies the front ofthe radiator and carries a screw 23 which can be turned against theradiator in order to force the pipe section 2 against the overhangingstop 21. Thus the hanger bears upward and downward at opposite sides onthe pipe sections and the ra diator is prevented from vertical movementin either direction and is held against lateral movement by the screwsat the front. These screws also serve as abutments for the front panel,hereinafter described.

A similar hanger or plate 17 is used in the upper end of the inclosureto support the top plate. For economy in manufacture it is madeidentical with the hanger which carries the radiator. But the notchedand curved upper and lower edges are not nee essary in this use of thehanger and its shape may be varied in other ways.

On top of these hangers or supports 17 there rests a plate 24 perforatedto permit the free exit of the heated air and connected by spot weldingto angles 25 which are mount ed on the front of a flange 26 forming partof a sill plate 27 Thus the top plate 24 of the inclosure is set toproject a certain distance from the window and its level is fixedparallel with that of the window sell (which is generally carefullydetermined by the builder) Similarly the plate or strips 10 are set toproject a certain distance from the window and to be level therewith,whence it follows that the lower ends of the brackets 6 will also beleveled or alined parallel with the window sill in the longitudinaldirection of the inclosure.

The top-supporting plates 17 may he made adjustable on the rear brackets6-. The construction is simplified, therefore, by fixing them a certainheight on these brackets. To bring the supports up to the desired levelfor the plate 24, we may use shims of suitable thickness. Fig. 2 showstwo shims 2? and 28,

' being short channels of different thicknesses adapted to be arrangedon top of theplates 17 as shown in Fig. 1.

An alternative arrangement is shown in Fig.3, by which the height of theplate may be varied. In this case the plate 17 is pro vided near itsupper end with a series of threaded holes 29- at an angle to thehorizontal. A separate extension plate 30 is arranged with holes 31 inhorizontal alignment. A screw 32 passed through any one of the holes 31and threaded into the corresponding one of the holes 29 will serve tobring the top of the support at a desired level.

The top plate 24 has along its front edge a downwardly depending flange33 which is engaged over the upper edge of a front plate 34. This platehas an inward stiffening flange 35 along its upper edge. Near its loweredge there is welded on its rear face a stiffening plate 36 with aninward flange 37 and with a depending spaced flange 38 forming with thelower edge of thefront plate a groove fitting over the flange 14 of thelower ends of the brackets 6.

The front plate, after the setting of the radiator and the top plate inposition, is introduced by thrusting its upper edge behind the flange33, lifting it and lowering it over the flanges 14 at the bottom. Itsintermediate portions may bear against the screws 23 and be thuslaterally supported.

The front plate may be separate from the sides of the inclosure as inthe Bennett application above referred to. Preferably, however, thefront plate 34 and the sides 35, Fig. 7, are united in a singleremovable panel which is inserted in the manner above described andlocked in place at a correct distance, top and bottom, from the wall.

The lower end of the inclosure is open to permit free access of the coolair near the fioor. Or the lower end may be closed, and openingsprovided in the lower part of the front plate for the same purpose.

The brackets 6 may be fastened to the wall instead of being hung fromtheir upper ends as above described. Or even when they are so hung theymay be fastened to the wall to give theentire structure greaterrigidity.

A simple means of fastening is shown in Fig. 1. It consists of strips 39welded on to the lower part of the brackets, extending downward somewhatbelow the finished floor level and having forward flanges 40 which areembedded in the floor.

The face of the wall 5 is not always even and truly vertical. Thedifference may not be sufficient to affect the hanging of the radiatorand the installation of the inclosure. Butfor taking care of any lack ofperfect verticality, the parts may be modified as shown in Figs. 9 and10.

In Fig. 9 the top supplementary brackets 17 carry adjustable hooks 41having slots 42 through which pass screws 43 threaded into the upperparts of the brackets. According to the adjustment by the slots 42, thebrackets 17 and the upper ends of the main brackets 6 will be supportedcloser to or farther away from the face of the wall 5.

The sides 35 of the panel Fig. 10, may also be provided with molded rearedges 44 which can be adjusted toward and from the wall and with acertain angular variation from the vertical. Each such molding haswelded to its rear portion a plate 45 adapted to overlap the inner faceof the side member 35 and to hold the latter between it and the molding44. The plate 45 is threaded to receive, screws 46 which pass throughhorizontal slots 47 in the sides 35 to permit the adjustment described.

here the space of the lower portion of the inclosure does not have to beadjusted, the lower ends 12 of the brackets 6 may be extended forwardintegrally and bent up to form flanges 14 as shown in Fig. 9.

Various other modifications may be made by those skilled in the artwithout departing from the invention as defined in the appended claims.

1. An inclosure for radiators comprising a top a side and a front incombination with brackets supported from and alined with a window sillof a room the lower edge of the front being supported and alined andspaced from the wall by said brackets.

2. An inclosure for radiators comprising a top, sides and a front incombination with brackets mounted on a wall and means extending forwardfrom said brackets for supporting the top of the inclosure independentlyof the sides and front.

3. An inclosure for radiators comprising a top, sides and a front incombination with brackets mounted on a wall and means extending forwardfrom said brackets for supporting the top of the inclosure at anadjustable height.

4. An inclosure for radiators including a top sides and a front incombination with brackets against a wall supported at their upper endsand anchored to the wall and extending forward to the front of theinclosure and supporting said front.

5. An inclosure for radiators comprising a separate panel adapted to beapplied after the radiator is supported in position, said panelcomprising a front and side walls in combination with brackets mountedagainst a wall and extending forward to the front of the inclosure andsupporting said front.

6. The combination with an inclosure for radiators of means fixed withrespect to a window sill of the room for supporting the inclosure withits top at an adjustable height with respect to the side and frontportions of the inclosure.

' 7 An inclosure for radiators in combina tion with brackets forsupporting it and means for supporting said brackets from a window sillat an adjustable distance from a wall.

8. An inclosure for radiators including a front means mounted on a wallfor direct- 1y supporting said front and means for adjusting itsdistance from the wall.

9. An inclosure for radiators including a front means mounted on a walland directly supporting said front and means for adjusting the anglewhich it makes with the face of the wall.

10. An inclosure for radiators including sides, uprights mounted againsta wall in line with the sides, and means for adjusting the forwardposition of the sides with relation to said uprights.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto signed our names.

THOMAS E. MURRAY, JR. FRANK O. REYNOLDS.

